Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra

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coastal fortification historical monument lighthouse maritime museum tourist attraction

Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra is a historic coastal fortification in Salvador, Brazil, renowned as one of the country’s oldest forts and for housing the iconic Farol da Barra lighthouse.

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Label	Occurrences
Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12727396 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra
Context triple: [Farol da Barra, partOf, Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra]

A. Forte de Santa Luzia
Forte de Santa Luzia is a 17th-century star-shaped fort in Elvas, Portugal, built as part of the town’s extensive defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
B. Forte de São José
Forte de São José is a historic defensive fortification that forms part of the renowned fortified ensemble of Elvas in Portugal, recognized for its significant military architecture and role in regional defense.
C. Forte de São Mateus
Forte de São Mateus is a historic coastal fort in Cabo Frio, Brazil, known for its colonial-era architecture and scenic ocean views.
D. Forte de São Luís
Forte de São Luís is a historic defensive fortification that forms part of the renowned fortified complex surrounding the Portuguese border town of Elvas.
E. Forte de São Francisco Xavier
Forte de São Francisco Xavier is a historic Portuguese military fortification that forms part of the UNESCO-listed defensive complex surrounding the border town of Elvas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra
Target entity description: Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra is a historic coastal fortification in Salvador, Brazil, renowned as one of the country’s oldest forts and for housing the iconic Farol da Barra lighthouse.

A. Forte de Santa Luzia
Forte de Santa Luzia is a 17th-century star-shaped fort in Elvas, Portugal, built as part of the town’s extensive defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
B. Forte de São José
Forte de São José is a historic defensive fortification that forms part of the renowned fortified ensemble of Elvas in Portugal, recognized for its significant military architecture and role in regional defense.
C. Forte de São Mateus
Forte de São Mateus is a historic coastal fort in Cabo Frio, Brazil, known for its colonial-era architecture and scenic ocean views.
D. Forte de São Luís
Forte de São Luís is a historic defensive fortification that forms part of the renowned fortified complex surrounding the Portuguese border town of Elvas.
E. Forte de São Francisco Xavier
Forte de São Francisco Xavier is a historic Portuguese military fortification that forms part of the UNESCO-listed defensive complex surrounding the border town of Elvas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal fortification ⓘ historical monument ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ maritime museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Portuguese colonial military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Portuguese colonization of Brazil ⓘ defense of Salvador ⓘ
controlledBy	Portuguese Empire ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
hasFeature	bastions ⓘ cannon emplacements ⓘ central courtyard ⓘ ramparts ⓘ whitewashed walls ⓘ
hasMuseum	Nautical Museum of Bahia ⓘ linked to: Museu Náutico da Bahia
hasPart	Farol da Barra ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Heritage of Brazil ⓘ linked to: National Historic and Artistic Heritage of Brazil listed by Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy	IPHAN ⓘ
imageSubject	iconic postcard view of Salvador ⓘ
inception	16th century ⓘ circa 1534 ⓘ
locatedAt	entrance of Baía de Todos-os-Santos ⓘ
locatedIn	Barra neighborhood ⓘ Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra ⓘ Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra ⓘ Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ Salvador ⓘ State of Bahia ⓘ linked to: Bahia
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
materialUsed	masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Anthony ⓘ linked to: Saint Anthony Abbot
near	Avenida Oceânica ⓘ Praia do Farol da Barra ⓘ
offersViewOf	Baía de Todos-os-Santos ⓘ Salvador coastline ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originallyBuiltBy	Portuguese colonizers ⓘ
purpose	coastal defense ⓘ protection of Salvador harbor ⓘ
significance	one of the earliest Portuguese fortifications in Brazil ⓘ one of the oldest forts in Brazil ⓘ
touristRegion	Farol da Barra area ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ military defense ⓘ navigation aid ⓘ tourism ⓘ